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    Map: 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the Philippine Sea

    Shake intensity Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Philippine time. The New York Times More

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    Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Nakri

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–>Nakri was a tropical storm in the Philippine Sea late Wednesday Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> [!–><!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> […] More

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    Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Jerry

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> [!–><!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–>In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency of the National Weather Service, predicted that this would […] More

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    We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.

    <!–> [–><!–> [–><!–>We’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza over the past two years. Their stories stayed with us.–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> [–><!–>No single experience can fully contain the agony of Gaza, the near-obliteration of a society and a place.–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–>Of […] More

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    Test Yourself on Horror Novels That Were Adapted for the Screen

    Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions and more. With Halloween on the horizon, this week’s challenge highlights popular horror novels that were adapted for the screen. Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below. And scroll down after you finish the last question for links to the books and some of their filmed versions. More

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    10-Minute Challenge: A Modern Master Takes Us Inside an Artist’s Studio

    Today, we bring you another focus challenge, in which we invite you to spend uninterrupted time looking at a piece of art. This one, called “Untitled (Studio),” was painted by the American Kerry James Marshall in 2014. In real life, it is nearly 10 feet wide. (These challenges are published on the first Monday of […] More

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    Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Priscilla

    Sources and notes <!–> [–><!–>Tracking map Tracking data is from the National Hurricane Center. The map shows probabilities of at least 5 percent. The forecast is for up to five days, with that time span starting up to three hours before the reported time that the storm reaches its latest location. Wind speed probability data […] More

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    Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Halong

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–>Halong was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean late Sunday Japan time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> [!–><!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [!–> <!–> [–><!–> –> <!–> –> <!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> […] More